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and i want to add we added $350 million as a down payment on high speed rail between new york and boston. wouldn't that be great development. >> eliot: what is also critical in addition to adding as a second avenue, high speed rail to boston is maintaining the infrastructure. one of the things that we learned in the last 48 hours is how vulnerable we are to the sort of flood such a this, which we never thought would happen, but it did. this is where federal dollars need to be focused as well. >> absolutely. they're beginning with the generators and the army corp of engineers is down taking care of it with personnel. i just did a delegation letter trying to get more emergency funds for transportation. because they're on a slim budget as you know from your days in albany. they don't have the money to do the backup from this needed repair that we need right now. we need more federal dollars going to transportation, and all these areas and you were talking about bellevue. i toured nyu medical today. he was in the hospital with pneumonia, and that hospital is in devastation. all their major e
and i want to add we added $350 million as a down payment on high speed rail between new york and boston. wouldn't that be great development. >> eliot: what is also critical in addition to adding as a second avenue, high speed rail to boston is maintaining the infrastructure. one of the things that we learned in the last 48 hours is how vulnerable we are to the sort of flood such a this, which we never thought would happen, but it did. this is where federal dollars need to be focused as...
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vass vich of boston university who has written a book "endless war." we're this syndrome of endless war and i think obama is closer to getting us out of it. >> eliot: yep. senator, your observations are fascinating and i think reflect the shift of the republican party and your point that both parties have shifted both deserve criticism is not only correct but is worth reiterating. since you are a republican voice making the statements, we all have to listen with great care. former republican senator larry pressler, many thanks for your service and your time tonight. >> thank you. >> eliot: for democrats and republicans alike hurricane sandy could be a problem for election day. electronic voting amid >> eliot: are some endorsements for mitt romney merely rewarding bad behavior in that's ahead on my view. be sure to join jennifer granholm in "the war room" with her guest cal penn now stumping for the president's re-election. as well as decorated veteran and democratic congressional candidate tammy duckworth great line-up at 10:00 p.m. with jennifer the o
vass vich of boston university who has written a book "endless war." we're this syndrome of endless war and i think obama is closer to getting us out of it. >> eliot: yep. senator, your observations are fascinating and i think reflect the shift of the republican party and your point that both parties have shifted both deserve criticism is not only correct but is worth reiterating. since you are a republican voice making the statements, we all have to listen with great care....
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should begin to slacken off in new jersey, also the new york city metropolitan area, really messy around boston but during the day the low will begin to lift out to the north and east and everything will begin to clear from the west to the east. so hopefully all the travel problems that are ensuing those will get better and the planes should be able to land and take off once again with more regularity once we get further into the day. i'm david bernard. >>> president obama is back at the white house this morning following his re-election victory on tuesday night. the pressure is on to forge an agreement with republicans. >> reporter: president obama and the first family returned to the white house wednesday evening, in his words more determined about the work that lies ahead. the president laid out part of a second term agenda in his victory speech tuesday night. >> rhee ducing our deficit, reforming our tax code, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil. >> reporter: earlier the president embraced staffers at his campaign headquarters in chicago. he acknowledged he has
should begin to slacken off in new jersey, also the new york city metropolitan area, really messy around boston but during the day the low will begin to lift out to the north and east and everything will begin to clear from the west to the east. so hopefully all the travel problems that are ensuing those will get better and the planes should be able to land and take off once again with more regularity once we get further into the day. i'm david bernard. >>> president obama is back at...
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boston 70% flooded and cambridge 86% flooded 37 miami poor miami that poor city is going to be 99% flooded. and valvesand galveston will be flooded. it's not just in this country but a tiny island in the pacific will be wiped off the face of the earth if sea levels continue to rise. today they arranged to buy 6,000 acres of land in fiji so they can move the entire population there there if the island becomes inhabitable as scientists are predicting. now, the issue of climate change cannot be ignored any longer. coming up, one of the favorite lines used by climate change deniers. so james balog made an extraordinary new film that does just that. >> that landscape is gone and may never be seen again in history of civilization. it's stored right here. smiles make more smiles. when the chocolate is hershey's. life is delicious. >> jennifer: injureyou're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. we have movies that matter series. i'll tell but a movie that is causing a buzz. it's called "chasing ice"." >> i never imagined you could sees glaciers disappearing in such a short time. the i
boston 70% flooded and cambridge 86% flooded 37 miami poor miami that poor city is going to be 99% flooded. and valvesand galveston will be flooded. it's not just in this country but a tiny island in the pacific will be wiped off the face of the earth if sea levels continue to rise. today they arranged to buy 6,000 acres of land in fiji so they can move the entire population there there if the island becomes inhabitable as scientists are predicting. now, the issue of climate change cannot be...
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wet at times from boston to d.c. and western new york. also showers dampen roads in the northern rockies and the pacific northwest. >> if you're flying, expect residual airport delays from sandy from boston, new york city, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> and good news to pass on to travelers this morning. new york's la guardia airport is reopening with limited service today. some subway lines will also begin running. but recovery is a lot slower in other areas. >> like hoboken, new jersey, where as many as 20,000 residents are still stranded in their flooded homes. 25% of the city is underwater. and now, that standing water is becoming contaminated. residents are patient but worried. >> it's scary. you don't know how long you're going to be stuck here. you don't know how you're going to get out of town. >> the national guard has been delivering ready-to-eat meals for stranded residents. store are finding prices jacked way up. >> the worst flooding in that city in two centuries. >>> and while the storm's been dominating the headlines
wet at times from boston to d.c. and western new york. also showers dampen roads in the northern rockies and the pacific northwest. >> if you're flying, expect residual airport delays from sandy from boston, new york city, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> and good news to pass on to travelers this morning. new york's la guardia airport is reopening with limited service today. some subway lines will also begin running. but recovery is a lot slower in other areas. >>...
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i'm randall pinkston in boston. >>reporter: i'm begat cheban in chicago. the president began with his supporters here in his hometown this morning and played basketball with his friends. president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought to speak to the concerns of the entire nation. this president does and he's going to win tonight. >>reporter: at a final campaign stop in iowa last night, the president made one last plea for votes. >> it's out of my hands now. it's in yours. >>reporter: both sides know it all comes down to who's better at getting their supporters out in battleground states. begat cheban, cbs news, chicago. >>> and it looks like voter turnout is huge for the presidential election and there are some big races on the ballot in washington d.c. some people are waiting in line for hours in order to c
i'm randall pinkston in boston. >>reporter: i'm begat cheban in chicago. the president began with his supporters here in his hometown this morning and played basketball with his friends. president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought...
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she apparently mentioned baltimore and boston as a real opportunity. year to date the stock is sold off, but they're trying to expand. they opened the horseshoe casino in cleveland getting a lot of attention. today the stock is jumping a significant amount. not bad. stay tuned. much more ahead. after the bell coming up, and lots of earnings, including delta and will they glean more market share away from h-p, apple, or lose it? that is the big question. david: not good. liz: what is the good one? david: seven is great, double sexes is not bad. does not the only one. it will be talking about a gap, whether consumers are doing okay or not. we are seeing slowdown's all over. europe is and an official recession according to there standards. let's go to a nicole petallides at the new york stock this change. the overall global economy is casting kind of a pall over the market, even though we are managing to do pretty well at the end of the day. >> reporter: we have come back. low with 12,500. high was 12,600, but you noted the global economy still being very
she apparently mentioned baltimore and boston as a real opportunity. year to date the stock is sold off, but they're trying to expand. they opened the horseshoe casino in cleveland getting a lot of attention. today the stock is jumping a significant amount. not bad. stay tuned. much more ahead. after the bell coming up, and lots of earnings, including delta and will they glean more market share away from h-p, apple, or lose it? that is the big question. david: not good. liz: what is the good...
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back to your calls at 1-866-55-press. >> bill: from boston, a major u.s. bank had to tell customers bad news. two unencrypted computer back-up tapes which contained extensive customer information including social security numbers and bank account numbers got lost in transit. uh-oh. you know what's coming after that. identity theft. you have to protect yourself against it as i have with lifelock ultimate. it is the most comprehensive i.d. theft protection ever made. it monitors bank accounts as well as the rest of your information for takeover fraud. but lifelock can't protect you or your bank account if you're not a member. call now and mention press 650. you'll get 60 risk-free days of lifelock ultimate protection. if you're not happy with that, call them within 60 days to cancel. they'll give you a full refund. see lifelock.com for details then call them at 800-356-5967 for lifelock ultimate. senator ben cardin will be joining us in studio newly elected -- not in studio but in the next hour. peter, what's up? >> you can insert your own kenya joke with th
back to your calls at 1-866-55-press. >> bill: from boston, a major u.s. bank had to tell customers bad news. two unencrypted computer back-up tapes which contained extensive customer information including social security numbers and bank account numbers got lost in transit. uh-oh. you know what's coming after that. identity theft. you have to protect yourself against it as i have with lifelock ultimate. it is the most comprehensive i.d. theft protection ever made. it monitors bank...
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. >> going into boston that day we felt like we had a pretty darn good chance of winning. so as you can imagine, it was a bit of a shock when we didn't win. just the way these things go. >> cry me a river. >> bill: had a pretty darn good chance of winning. we didn't do our homework. we didn't know all of those people would come out and vote for obama. yeah because they didn't have any intelligence or ground organization. they ran a crappy, lousy campaign. but, of course, paul ryan ever in denial says don't read too much into obama's victory. >> i don't think so because they -- the house republicans. whether people intended or not we've got divided government. >> bill: he says obama didn't have any mandate because they still have the house of representatives. get out of here, dude. come on. president obama, what do you want, president obama won the popular vote, three and a half million. he won the electoral college by 126-vote margin. that's pretty substantial. he won eight out of nine battleground states. only lost north carolina by less than 100,000 votes. democrats pick
. >> going into boston that day we felt like we had a pretty darn good chance of winning. so as you can imagine, it was a bit of a shock when we didn't win. just the way these things go. >> cry me a river. >> bill: had a pretty darn good chance of winning. we didn't do our homework. we didn't know all of those people would come out and vote for obama. yeah because they didn't have any intelligence or ground organization. they ran a crappy, lousy campaign. but, of course, paul...
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knowing what e know does philadelphia, does boston, does new york have to use a changed municipal math to run its daily affairs because of threats of these kinds of things? joe kromm? >> well, i think as governor cuomo said, it'sro a new normal but we have old infrastructure. i think if f you listen to client scientists -- if we had listened to climate sientists who worned, no could flood like this, that storm surges were going to increase as the sea levels rose because of gobel warming and because of more intense storms we might have prevented it. now i think we need to listen to climate scientists who are warning that sea levels could rise, two feet-- as you heard-- by the middle of the century but three, four, five and six feet by the end of the century. so our choices are twofold. we should reduce greenhouse gas emissions so we're on the low end of future warming estimates and secondly we've got to start preparing for the storms that we are stuck with, like hurricane sandy. >> suarez: he used the word "prudence." what is prudent at this point? >> that's the question. i agree we hav
knowing what e know does philadelphia, does boston, does new york have to use a changed municipal math to run its daily affairs because of threats of these kinds of things? joe kromm? >> well, i think as governor cuomo said, it'sro a new normal but we have old infrastructure. i think if f you listen to client scientists -- if we had listened to climate sientists who worned, no could flood like this, that storm surges were going to increase as the sea levels rose because of gobel warming...
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they placed him on advanced life-support in boston to the hospital where he died several leaders -- several days later. he was a rising star and all- around nice teenager. what exactly happened right now is not clear but friends and committee members are devastated. -- community members are devastated. >> i am really good friends with his sister. i know it will be really hard for her and her parents. if something happened to my brother like that, i would not know what to do. >> an attorney for the north baltimore o'clock the club says they send their thoughts and prayers to the family but have no further comments because the family has asked for privacy. >> a long cleanup from superstorm sandy continues. tonight mary -- mayor bloomberg has canceled the new york city marathon but food, fuel and power are still out in the hardest-hit areas. >> four days later, the theory of sandy is too much -- the fuyr ry of sandy is too much to bear. >> we need help here. we truly do. we need someone to come and tell us which way to go. >> many simply are not going anywhere. >> lines have been 2 miles long.
they placed him on advanced life-support in boston to the hospital where he died several leaders -- several days later. he was a rising star and all- around nice teenager. what exactly happened right now is not clear but friends and committee members are devastated. -- community members are devastated. >> i am really good friends with his sister. i know it will be really hard for her and her parents. if something happened to my brother like that, i would not know what to do. >> an...
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amtrak's president hopes it will be able to resume service between new york and boston later today as well. rail system in talks to borrow trains from canada to provide more service to hard-hit parts of new jersey and new york. >>> in dominion, virginia, they have restored power to all those who lost electricity during sandy. but pg & e is still working to get the lights back on. 400 customers still without power right now. >>> dominion power virginia will help with sandy relief efforts elsewhere. 1,500 workers sent to new jersey to help get power back on for hundreds of thousands still in the dark. meagan mcgrath live at national harbor, where crews are prepping for their big mission. meagan, good morning. >> we're here in the parking lot of the gaylord hotel. the staging area here. you can see the power trucks behind me here. they are sending 1,500 crews to new jersey to help out with the power situation there. some are leaving today. right now, inside the hotel catching some sleep before they begin this journey. some other employees, other trucks, heading out tomorrow and over the
amtrak's president hopes it will be able to resume service between new york and boston later today as well. rail system in talks to borrow trains from canada to provide more service to hard-hit parts of new jersey and new york. >>> in dominion, virginia, they have restored power to all those who lost electricity during sandy. but pg & e is still working to get the lights back on. 400 customers still without power right now. >>> dominion power virginia will help with sandy...
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before we get to this gentleman let's go to boston where the boston globe reported that the medical marijuana issue has been taxed in massachusetts. i don't want to accuse anyone of heavy mood swings that we are not there yet. at one point it looked like it was going to be a disappointment for republicans in this room and again a very quiet room but great cheers when the numbers regarding florida 85050 split is i think what i'm getting for you guys and virginia also looking good for romney right now this room lit up right now people are actually just watching the numbers role in right now and it is a full room everybody here waiting for the romney to show some signs he came and spoke to the crowd and we also heard from the communications director and she said to us that she believes that romney i'm sure you have talked about it a little bit performing where he needed to cross the country but obama is underperforming in some areas. slightly under performing so it is worth mentioning in that case we also need to talk about the biggest issue out here for mitt romney over the last several months
before we get to this gentleman let's go to boston where the boston globe reported that the medical marijuana issue has been taxed in massachusetts. i don't want to accuse anyone of heavy mood swings that we are not there yet. at one point it looked like it was going to be a disappointment for republicans in this room and again a very quiet room but great cheers when the numbers regarding florida 85050 split is i think what i'm getting for you guys and virginia also looking good for romney...
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rajon rondo nails the two- pointer to take the lead for boston. time winding down. chris singleton, watch this, sees some room, slams it home. we are headed to overtime. in o.t., though, the celtics able to pull away. the wizards gave at great effort but lose by six and fall to 0-3 on the season. check out this scene. the second leg of d.c. united's playoff series had to be postponed because of all that snow. about 700 united fans made the trek. the first leg was moved to d.c. because of superstorm sandy. >>> more accolades may be on the way for the nationals. adam laroche has been awarded, and now, no big surprise, bryce harper, one of three finalists for national league rookie of the year. awards will be announced throughout next week. >>> last week the nationals decided not to offer pitcher edwin jackson a $13.3 million offer. that means they get nothing if he goes elsewhere. today gm mike rizzo explains why saying he likes the agents on the market better and doesn't want to get locked in. josh hamilton is considered the best position player on the market right n
rajon rondo nails the two- pointer to take the lead for boston. time winding down. chris singleton, watch this, sees some room, slams it home. we are headed to overtime. in o.t., though, the celtics able to pull away. the wizards gave at great effort but lose by six and fall to 0-3 on the season. check out this scene. the second leg of d.c. united's playoff series had to be postponed because of all that snow. about 700 united fans made the trek. the first leg was moved to d.c. because of...
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. >> stephanie: boston was fun. 34 minutes past the hour. >> the wilbur theatre stairwell will never be the same. >> stephanie: yikes. mark in [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. this is -- romney ad on facebook. someone said so what they're saying is batman couldn't stop all of the crime in gotham so i'm voting for two-face? [ applause ] wow, with all of the endorsements, the economists endorsing barack obama. that's kind of huge. huge! >> stephanie: not all endorsements are created equal. the london based the economics -- endorsement. they've endorsed ronald reagan, margaret thatcher and bill clinton in the past. given their state of unflinching independence as well as the troubled state of the economy in the last four years their endorsement for obama not a forgone conclusion. >> i have, too said the economy is based in zimbabwe. >> stephanie: along with the salt lake city tribune. >> really? >> stephanie: too bad mittens. we said we have a, not just the hottest surrogates but the smartest, for the president. in o
. >> stephanie: boston was fun. 34 minutes past the hour. >> the wilbur theatre stairwell will never be the same. >> stephanie: yikes. mark in [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. this is -- romney ad on facebook. someone said so what they're saying is batman couldn't stop all of the crime in gotham so i'm voting for two-face? [ applause ] wow, with all of the endorsements, the economists...
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the crowd in boston was ten's most of the night which gave way to disappointment. >> paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> only 70% of voters were white, and that hurt the be publicans. it helps obama put together a winning coalition of younger voters and minority voters. >> it is a party for modern family america. >> while some voters believe the economy is in bad shape -- >> the obama family taking these easy after the campaign. the only event scheduled is fighting back to the white house. plans for inauguration day already in action. this is the smartrip card that will go on sale in december. it will cost $15. sam ford has more on the city's preparation starting at 5:00 p.m. >> we are on storm watch as a storm off the coast could create florey's -- flurries. >> it has been impacting the north east already with strong winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. when 7 picked up here just yet. we will see a backwards movement on the storm and that could nudge some of that monster into our every gap. it looks like we will get off pretty easi
the crowd in boston was ten's most of the night which gave way to disappointment. >> paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> only 70% of voters were white, and that hurt the be publicans. it helps obama put together a winning coalition of younger voters and minority voters. >> it is a party for modern family america. >> while some voters believe the economy is in bad shape -- >> the obama family taking these easy...
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amtrak announced numerous service and regional service will resume tomorrow between boston and washington, d.c. subway trains were not running south of midtown or out to midtown. greyhound and put bus are running nearly normal schedules. -- bolten bus are running at nearly normal schedules. go to wbaltv.com. getting in and around western maryland is really proving to be treacherous because of the snowfall. garrettalley toured county today. the governor says his main concern is getting help to senior citizens, the sick and disabled. fema has moved its headquarters out west. bge reports that more than 90 acres -- 90% of customers have had their power restored -- 98% of customers that have their power restored. the highest concentrations of outages are in baltimore county. >> to be zero separate water main breaks in northeast baltimore -- two separate water main breaks in northeast baltimore had crews very busy. >> how long are they thinking traffic is going to be impacted? >> it is still not clear. public works official said it could be as many as a few days before the roads are reopened. b
amtrak announced numerous service and regional service will resume tomorrow between boston and washington, d.c. subway trains were not running south of midtown or out to midtown. greyhound and put bus are running nearly normal schedules. -- bolten bus are running at nearly normal schedules. go to wbaltv.com. getting in and around western maryland is really proving to be treacherous because of the snowfall. garrettalley toured county today. the governor says his main concern is getting help to...
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reporttng in boston, i'm saadra endoo a ember of the new black panther party who was charged with vvter intimidation in the 2008 election was back today -- news ootained thhs video of jerry jackson...a designated poll watcher in philadelphia trademark black beret and pombat-style uniform. you may recall this scene from 3 3 groups..athering in clubs or were not carrring election, clevvland, ohii, polling sstes panther reports of new there were also there wereeaass reports of new blaak panther party memberssatt polling sstes inncleveland, ohio, but unlike the 2008 election, membees were not grouus. how are the roadsslooking tonig? ttnight?brandi prrctor hhs our traffic edge report. report. mapliberty40mapshawanmap395 3 we're still cleaning up from &pthe nee big storm set to hit ann an infectious disease... with a liik to maryland.how after a medical ttch is accused of ssreadiig tte 3 --adblib weether i got it when my internet here was faster than at my office. [ male announcer ] when people switch from cable to verizon fios, there comes a moment when they get it. the difference 100% fiber
reporttng in boston, i'm saadra endoo a ember of the new black panther party who was charged with vvter intimidation in the 2008 election was back today -- news ootained thhs video of jerry jackson...a designated poll watcher in philadelphia trademark black beret and pombat-style uniform. you may recall this scene from 3 3 groups..athering in clubs or were not carrring election, clevvland, ohii, polling sstes panther reports of new there were also there wereeaass reports of new blaak panther...
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trains with reduced frequency on the northeast corridor including aksel la and northeast between boston, new york city and d.c. trains to and from new york city are subject to delay while repairs continue. to avoid long lines and sold out trains make reservations and pay in advance. abc is dedicating today as a day of giving to raise minute for victims of sandy. doing its part to help we will donate a dollar to the red cross for every person who likes our faculty page g. to wjla.com/facebook to help out. >> katie couric one of several taking part. she will be on "good morning america" and you can look for more on the effort on her show that airs at 4:00 here. >> it is 4:36. wall street on the sidelines on the election. with more on that and a preview of the trading day we go to new york. >> good morning. stock futures quiet at the moment. a lot of it is the big story of the week with such a close race the election. as president obama and mitt romney tussle over the white house the fear is the united states' failure to limit damage of the fiscal clip that could put us back in recessi dow
trains with reduced frequency on the northeast corridor including aksel la and northeast between boston, new york city and d.c. trains to and from new york city are subject to delay while repairs continue. to avoid long lines and sold out trains make reservations and pay in advance. abc is dedicating today as a day of giving to raise minute for victims of sandy. doing its part to help we will donate a dollar to the red cross for every person who likes our faculty page g. to wjla.com/facebook to...
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leave women alone. >> reporter: the winner here was boston. boston came out at least $20 million richer thanks to the romney campaign. 50 rooms for just family and staff, other hotels also at capacity, taxis and restaurants afull and the airports -- restaurants full and the airports doubled. >> reporter: just about making up for all the money lost last week from the cancellations during hurricane sandy. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> coming up, with the election behind him, the next battle could be working through grid lock in congress. we will go inside the struggle with senator dianne feinstein. >>> the votes are trickling in but as it stands the president won the popular vote. the president with 60 million votes. mitt romney ended up with 57 million. some analysts predicted the president will win the electoral college and mitt romney will win the popular vote. at one point donald trump thought that was the case. . >>> demographics played a huge role. the president received 90% of the african american vote. and 75% of the hispanic vo
leave women alone. >> reporter: the winner here was boston. boston came out at least $20 million richer thanks to the romney campaign. 50 rooms for just family and staff, other hotels also at capacity, taxis and restaurants afull and the airports -- restaurants full and the airports doubled. >> reporter: just about making up for all the money lost last week from the cancellations during hurricane sandy. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> coming up, with the election behind...
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the boston school of music has just been my home. and, because of that foundation, i'm able to be what i want to be. what's going on, bec? sorry. is it too loud? a little. turn it down so you don't wake up dad. the faculty is very high-quality and i think students have some wonderful opportunities. so, are you going to this school? yeah... if i get accepted. i'm applying to other colleges, but this is my first choice. ( playing jazz ) hey, they're pretty good. yeah, this school is one of the best... announcer: make your dreams come true at the boston school of music. apply now! narrator: now let's review and discuss the story. rebecca casey. i'm rebecca casey. she's a singer. yes, she's a very good singer. ♪ i've got some dreams i'm going to hold on tight ♪ ♪ i'm traveling light... speaker: and she has a boyfriend. his name is matt. so, about our date on thursday...? i'll pick you up at 7:00, o.k.? sounds good. she is going back to school. to study music, yes. so, are you going to this school? yeah... if i get accepted. matt do
the boston school of music has just been my home. and, because of that foundation, i'm able to be what i want to be. what's going on, bec? sorry. is it too loud? a little. turn it down so you don't wake up dad. the faculty is very high-quality and i think students have some wonderful opportunities. so, are you going to this school? yeah... if i get accepted. i'm applying to other colleges, but this is my first choice. ( playing jazz ) hey, they're pretty good. yeah, this school is one of the...
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. >>> and now, in boston, after a sad night there, the question what went wrong in the romney campaign. peter alexander covering, there for us tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you here in boston, this is apparently the intersection of politics and the nor'easter, in the words of one top aide to the romney campaign tonight. the mood in the campaign is a lot like this weather, dreary, at the end of a six-year long quest for the white house. tonight, mitt romney is left asking himself what might have been. dressed in a business suit and surrounded by family and friends, and for a final few hours, a secret service team, mitt romney this morning left his boston hotel, quickly returning to life as a private citizen. on this november 7th, the day governor romney promised voters he would get to work, the only campaign work left to do, packing up, and tearing down. just before 9:00 this morning, almost 90 minutes after most networks had called the race, mr. romney took the stage alone. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have
. >>> and now, in boston, after a sad night there, the question what went wrong in the romney campaign. peter alexander covering, there for us tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you here in boston, this is apparently the intersection of politics and the nor'easter, in the words of one top aide to the romney campaign tonight. the mood in the campaign is a lot like this weather, dreary, at the end of a six-year long quest for the white house. tonight,...
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researchers in boston track the diets of more than 1000 patients of the dance stage 3: cancer. those that of soup -- consumed the most cards had an 80% risk it would return. the effect with even more pronounced and those that were overweight or obese. and grey or thinning hair. all signs of aging most of us tried to avoid. researchers say this could be signs of heart attack risk. people who had at least three or four signs like all this at the crown of the head, wrinkled and body -- fatty deposits had a 57% increased risk for heart attack. researchers say doctors should routinely check their patients were visible signs of aging. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> checking hd doppler radar. the rain chance pretty slim. still have clouds overhead. moister still rotating around the storms, but mostly in pennsylvania rotating to new jersey. the humidity is only 25 percent. even if a cloud try to make precipitation, it would dry up before it hit the ground. impressive looking storm. very compact. the storm center is just south of cape patters. still ge
researchers in boston track the diets of more than 1000 patients of the dance stage 3: cancer. those that of soup -- consumed the most cards had an 80% risk it would return. the effect with even more pronounced and those that were overweight or obese. and grey or thinning hair. all signs of aging most of us tried to avoid. researchers say this could be signs of heart attack risk. people who had at least three or four signs like all this at the crown of the head, wrinkled and body -- fatty...
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that was five minutes after governor romney began his concession speech in boston. miami mayor carlos gimenez apologized to voters, but he insisted officials had done all they could. >> we had a very long ballot. it was the longest ballot in florida history. were there problems in certain precincts? without a doubt. >> suarez: and the county elections department said it was simply a numbers game. >> this is volume driven. >> suarez: late today, election workers in miami-dade county and across florida were still counting thousands of absentee ballots. delays mean the presidential result has not been made final. the state has until saturday to certify results and confirm who will get the 29 electoral votes. for more on the ongoing ballot counting in florida and the sluggish voting elsewhere,we turn to marc caputo, the "miami herald's" political writer. and curt anderson of the associated press. he's been tracking problems in polling places across the country. i know conditions varied from place to place, but what were the main drivers of the really long waits to cast
that was five minutes after governor romney began his concession speech in boston. miami mayor carlos gimenez apologized to voters, but he insisted officials had done all they could. >> we had a very long ballot. it was the longest ballot in florida history. were there problems in certain precincts? without a doubt. >> suarez: and the county elections department said it was simply a numbers game. >> this is volume driven. >> suarez: late today, election workers in...
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and the wizards are in boston. and oh, boy, did maryland basketball get a favorable ruling by the -- oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa and you'll always find your favorite. with so many choices, keurig has everyone's favorite. and i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> the anticipated nor'easter has begun for people in new jersey, new york, and new england. and how. look at. schools closed early. stores started stocking up on supplies. crews are still cleaning up and are bracing for more damage and of course more power outages. a local school is undertaking a major effort to help victims of hurricane sandy. >> schools and arlington have gathered items to -- school in arlington have gathered some items they needed to rent a tractor-trailer to deliver them all. >> what she saw this weekend it was painful. staten island is a
and the wizards are in boston. and oh, boy, did maryland basketball get a favorable ruling by the -- oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa and you'll always find your favorite. with so many choices, keurig has everyone's favorite. and i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> the anticipated nor'easter...
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there's boston, massachusetts. there's the san francisco bay area. there is seattle, up in washington state. there's san diego. there's tampa, florida in the st. petersburg area. there's baltimore, maryland. there's the virginia beach area, that metro area including norfolk. there is jacksonville, florida. and, of course, there is new orleans. so pop quiz. what do all of these large american cities have in common? you can cheat by looking at this map. what do all of these large american population centers have in common? the answer is that all of these major american cities are right on the edge of america. right on the coastal edge, up next to the sea. now, you could also add even some more major cities to this list if you wanted to. places like philadelphia or washington, d.c. or houston or providence, rhode island. those are all sort of coastal cities, too, in the sense that they are near the coast and they're on waterways. just for the sake of argument, let's not even include those. let's just be narrowly focused here, talking narrowly about big
there's boston, massachusetts. there's the san francisco bay area. there is seattle, up in washington state. there's san diego. there's tampa, florida in the st. petersburg area. there's baltimore, maryland. there's the virginia beach area, that metro area including norfolk. there is jacksonville, florida. and, of course, there is new orleans. so pop quiz. what do all of these large american cities have in common? you can cheat by looking at this map. what do all of these large american...
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in boston, bradley beale 19. they lost in overtime but they were back out on the practice field working hard knowing that they are close, just young and learning how to win. >> on the stretch wheree are -- [inaudible] we beat ourselves. we ended up losing the game ourselves. >> almost time to take off the diapers. elie got a huge game out of kobe bryant. he scored 29 points. the jazz band him around and beat him up. utah beat the lakers. the west coast dream team, the lakers now 1-4. early in the season. the terrapins left for new york with they will play the wild cats tomorrow night in brooklyn. as they had into the berkeley's center all they talk about them as well. and he was the rookie of the year. >> it is good for that kid and really good for maryland. he will make maryland now legitimately one of those teams because they were good enough, they needed that one guy and he is that one guy. he is that good. >> d.c. united arrived at the stadium where they will play the second leg of the eastern conference semi
in boston, bradley beale 19. they lost in overtime but they were back out on the practice field working hard knowing that they are close, just young and learning how to win. >> on the stretch wheree are -- [inaudible] we beat ourselves. we ended up losing the game ourselves. >> almost time to take off the diapers. elie got a huge game out of kobe bryant. he scored 29 points. the jazz band him around and beat him up. utah beat the lakers. the west coast dream team, the lakers now...
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and a home game against the boston celtics -- boston celtics. he wants to improve from his modest eight-point performance against cleveland and they are looking for their first win. it all came down to the last shot. tony parker, and nailed it. 86-84. kevin durant with 23 points. coming up big. bad news, hockey fans. believe officially canceled the classic games. that is a huge economic blow to the announcer: the washington post on roscoe bartlett: “a champion of the tea party...an ideologue who is part of the problem in congress.” bartlett calls medicare unconstitutional. and even wants to completely abolish student loans for college. no wonder bill clinton and the washington post both endorse john delaney for his deep understanding of job creation. he'll be “an unusually effective congressman.” delaney: it's not about politics. it's about doing what's right to help the middle class. i'm john delaney, and i approve this message. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 it is the local election question that has a maryland tied up in knots. questio
and a home game against the boston celtics -- boston celtics. he wants to improve from his modest eight-point performance against cleveland and they are looking for their first win. it all came down to the last shot. tony parker, and nailed it. 86-84. kevin durant with 23 points. coming up big. bad news, hockey fans. believe officially canceled the classic games. that is a huge economic blow to the announcer: the washington post on roscoe bartlett: “a champion of the tea party...an ideologue...
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the wizards with the 86-84 lead, lead of the game. 4.5 seconds to go, 87-86 boston, webster tries the phage dumpster. good.no the celtics win, 89-86. d.c. united was themselves tonight. there were temper tantrums and a fluke goal. they let it play off jitters and lapses of judgment get them down tonight. minute, scoreless, in front, looks like a new york but,der knocked it in, go with bailey, the closest player. 71st minute, yellow flag. what went through head. ball at the ref. he is tossed. the united down a player. one-one not. united still in contention. now they will be without him. >> he is a young kid and he made a young mistake. i thought they let it boil up a bit.e some tough calls us, but that is no excuse to react that way. you know, we will just. >> even with four quarterbacks the injured reserve, yes, the terps have pride, so so that they wore their black state pride uniforms today. flashy. unfortunately, the only thing flashy was georgia tech. linebacker, going to starting quarterback, he is huge. .he yellow jackets up 6-0, go georgia tech recovers, and they stormed down
the wizards with the 86-84 lead, lead of the game. 4.5 seconds to go, 87-86 boston, webster tries the phage dumpster. good.no the celtics win, 89-86. d.c. united was themselves tonight. there were temper tantrums and a fluke goal. they let it play off jitters and lapses of judgment get them down tonight. minute, scoreless, in front, looks like a new york but,der knocked it in, go with bailey, the closest player. 71st minute, yellow flag. what went through head. ball at the ref. he is tossed....
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. >> there were cheers in chicago and tears in boston. after the long, hard fight, it was all over for the challenger. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> now, after the bruising campaign and facing a congress as divided as it was before the election, president obama and the country prepare for the next four years. >> thank you, america. god bless you. god bless these united states. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. four years ago, barack obama stood on the brink of history, the morning after his election. now, four years later, he stands on the brink of a second term. >> the president has won re-election after a hard-fought campaign, saying he returns to the white house more determined and more inspired than ever. >> and he can claim a decisive and sweeping electoral victory over challenger, mitt romney. although, the popular vote is a lot tighter. >> but in the end, almost all of the key battleground states, including ohio and virginia, they went the presi
. >> there were cheers in chicago and tears in boston. after the long, hard fight, it was all over for the challenger. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> now, after the bruising campaign and facing a congress as divided as it was before the election, president obama and the country prepare for the next four years. >> thank you, america. god bless you. god bless these united states. >>>...
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, and we saw that there was a high chance of a storm coming aboard somewhere between washington and boston. as it began to zero in on the new york area, we positioned 7 or 8 generators in places like west virginia, central pennsylvania, western mass, and once the storm hits, they usually declare a state of emergency, want you off the streets for a little while, and as soon as things start to clear, we will bring electricians in that we work with around the country that know how to do this, they will hook the generators up and we will be back in business. in the case of the one on route 17, this weekend we were one of the few stores that was up and running. two reasons, one we had the generator hooked up and two we had a tremendous amount of product in storage that we can call on in times like this. liz: brilliant. you have also taken positions recently in natural gas. you took a position in the shale operation in ohio. i'm thinking of the one thing we learned. we had a generator that was running on gasoline. it started to run out. gasoline was a real problem as you know. do you see a shift
, and we saw that there was a high chance of a storm coming aboard somewhere between washington and boston. as it began to zero in on the new york area, we positioned 7 or 8 generators in places like west virginia, central pennsylvania, western mass, and once the storm hits, they usually declare a state of emergency, want you off the streets for a little while, and as soon as things start to clear, we will bring electricians in that we work with around the country that know how to do this, they...
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. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. sunday president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you have voted. but if you haven't, there is still time. >> reporter: today he will hit florida, colorado and ohio before heading home for election day. mitt romney's battleground sunday included ohio, iowa, and pennsylvania. today he will visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> you are tired of being tired. not justton but all the time. >> both candidates saw huge crowds at their rallies this weekend. and both realize at this point it is all about getting as many people as possible into the election booth goos that is what is going to decide this. th
. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. sunday president obama was in new...
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check out new york, 34 degrees, boston 34 and 20s out to the west. pittsburgh, 28 degrees this morning. binghamton, 27. plenty of cold air, big chunk of cold air across the mid- atlantic and new england. that helped with the winter weather we are seeing across the northeast. there it is, wrapping up east of new york out towards the cape and the islands out there. you can see on the back side of it, we are getting the cloud cover and a few leftover sprinkles locally. there might be a sprinkle or flurry here early. the trend will be to clear things out. we'll remain cool today. the highs only in the low 50s. there will be a bit of a breeze that will make things feel nice and chilly out there. we are headed in the right direction with sunshine. 53 your daytime high in washington. 50 at quantico. mid- to upper 40s off to the north and west. 48 at dulles. warmer than yesterday but not where we want to be. >> i know. not where a lot of people would like it to be. >> thank you. >>> time now to say good morning once again to julie wright. >> better news for
check out new york, 34 degrees, boston 34 and 20s out to the west. pittsburgh, 28 degrees this morning. binghamton, 27. plenty of cold air, big chunk of cold air across the mid- atlantic and new england. that helped with the winter weather we are seeing across the northeast. there it is, wrapping up east of new york out towards the cape and the islands out there. you can see on the back side of it, we are getting the cloud cover and a few leftover sprinkles locally. there might be a sprinkle or...
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. >> think run up the atlantic coast and bring it to boston and new york and all the way down to d.c. and maybe even potential for snow to the west. other problems when this goes by, the winds come like this. what does that do? it grabs more cold air, more cold air that will bring low temperatures down into the 30s. philadelphia, seaside heights where half the houses are knocked down the first couple of rows from the ocean. below freezing, and no heat for people trying to recover. >> when do we think this is going to happen? >> it happens on wednesday afternoon. >> there could even be a piece -- a small piece coming out on monday, but the main storm looks like it approaches the northeast on wednesday. >> all right. for people who have a little bit of time to get ready for this, there is a warning that this is coming, so people have a couple of days to really hunker down and try to figure this out. thank you, chad. really appreciate it. you got one storm that is gone and another that might be coming to the east coast. still digging out. >> we just got here, and we just went into the ba
. >> think run up the atlantic coast and bring it to boston and new york and all the way down to d.c. and maybe even potential for snow to the west. other problems when this goes by, the winds come like this. what does that do? it grabs more cold air, more cold air that will bring low temperatures down into the 30s. philadelphia, seaside heights where half the houses are knocked down the first couple of rows from the ocean. below freezing, and no heat for people trying to recover....
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day in boston. instead, he has been campaigning in ohio and pennsylvania. campaign aides are carefully watching some key places. among them, here is what they will be keeping an eye on. loudoun county, prince william county, and fairfax county. the candidate continues to try to get out every last vote. it was the final straw for mitt romney today. of huge crowds turned out to greet him in pittsburgh. >> thank you. >> mitt romney and paul ryan have made thousands of speeches, making the case he is the candidate best suited to growing the economy. >> thank you, lynchburg. thank you so much. >> it is up to the voters. mitt romney got up early to cast his vote in it massachusetts. today, the republican nominee held for one final push, appearing in both ohio and pennsylvania. >> this campaign process lots of flights, lots of trips. the more event i did, the more energy i seem to get. >> the candidate may be energized. the campaign staff is exhausted. no one is giving up. they think it will be close. we will be watching it throughout the evening and we will bring
day in boston. instead, he has been campaigning in ohio and pennsylvania. campaign aides are carefully watching some key places. among them, here is what they will be keeping an eye on. loudoun county, prince william county, and fairfax county. the candidate continues to try to get out every last vote. it was the final straw for mitt romney today. of huge crowds turned out to greet him in pittsburgh. >> thank you. >> mitt romney and paul ryan have made thousands of speeches, making...
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late in the boston college game. and now the sports department, they want to know how rare it is to lose this many games, so they put it out to several schools. no one has heard of such a thing. uncharted territory. that's what they are calling it. the kick off tomorrow at 12:30. >>> on campus tonight. maryland exhibition hoops, verses indiana, pennsylvania. the freshman, no need to ask. he is a smooth operator. 16 points for the woodbridge native. winning it 63-71 next friday as that will not be true. they play their first playoff game in five seasons. the black and red will be taking on new york. scheduling note here. and the game has been switched to rfk stadium because of hurricane sandy. kick off at 8:00. the team wants their fans to wear black. all right, that should be fun tomorrow. and the implications galore coming up, especially in maryland. nobody is going to go to the tough streets of bethesda. expecting to get a wh'so ecl oumi byb cese? 'sheas -wh! lahi ] t'thtay 0%atal tt cesth - o tnkou ..oewhev yoreoi
late in the boston college game. and now the sports department, they want to know how rare it is to lose this many games, so they put it out to several schools. no one has heard of such a thing. uncharted territory. that's what they are calling it. the kick off tomorrow at 12:30. >>> on campus tonight. maryland exhibition hoops, verses indiana, pennsylvania. the freshman, no need to ask. he is a smooth operator. 16 points for the woodbridge native. winning it 63-71 next friday as that...
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. >> the boston red sox appeared to be ready to hire talent away from the red sox. according to the red sox manager, they appear to be hiring the orioles pitching coordinator as their new pitching coach. he has worked with the jurors at all levels in the minor leagues. -- with pictures at all levels in the minor leagues. the string of injuries is stretching across two linebackers and you cannot replace them with a quarterback. no. 9 suffered a torn a cl in the loss to georgia tech. he has started every game for maryland this season. the team captor and seek -- and team leader -- he will finish the rest of his season with the terrapins and there are three games remaining left this season. stick around. we will have the latest on the potential nor'easter and your seventh day forecast straight ahead. >> a president will be chosen tomorrow, but election day always brings chances and contentious ballot questions. what you need to know before you had to the polls. how local first responders are helping our neighbors to the north and the latest on the weather system that c
. >> the boston red sox appeared to be ready to hire talent away from the red sox. according to the red sox manager, they appear to be hiring the orioles pitching coordinator as their new pitching coach. he has worked with the jurors at all levels in the minor leagues. -- with pictures at all levels in the minor leagues. the string of injuries is stretching across two linebackers and you cannot replace them with a quarterback. no. 9 suffered a torn a cl in the loss to georgia tech. he has...
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after that, ohio and pennsylvania before returning to boston to watch returns. president obama who voted early last month dropped by a chicago campaign office to thank volunteers. but for both candidates, virginia is one of the battlegrounds they'll be most closely watching tonight. one both have visited in the past four days. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: in prince william county is a battleground within a battle ground. this man is sticking with the president in 2012. >> feel pretty good about it. i think that a lot of policies that he put in place, you don't see it until four years later. >> reporter: this young voter is casting his first ballot for barack obama. >> i did vote obama because he did a lot of changes. for instance, he ended one war in iraq. >> this voter is a change. an obama voter in 2008, the slow improvement in the economy has him making a switch. >> i voted for romney just because of the economy. i like obama. i think he is -- i think we need something changed up to affect the direction of the economy. >> reporter: this woman also says
after that, ohio and pennsylvania before returning to boston to watch returns. president obama who voted early last month dropped by a chicago campaign office to thank volunteers. but for both candidates, virginia is one of the battlegrounds they'll be most closely watching tonight. one both have visited in the past four days. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: in prince william county is a battleground within a battle ground. this man is sticking with the president in 2012....
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i'm randall pinkston, in boston. >> reporter: i'm bigad shaban in chicago. president obama visited with supporters here in his hometown this morning and will also play a traditional game of basketball with friends. the president called campaign volunteers this morning thanking them for their hard work. >> karen, this is barack obama. >> reporter: and he encouraged everyone to vote. >> we feel confident we have the votes to win. >> reporter: vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. and then he also made a last- minute campaign stop in ohio. both sides know it all comes down to who is better at getting their supporters out in battleground states. more than a third of americans voted early weeks in advance. this is the day the votes will be counted. i'm bigad shaban in chicago. back to you. >> thank you. >>> voters are not just electing the president and the congress today. they are deciding thousands of issues for their cities and states, as well. maine, maryland and washington will decide if same-sex marriage should be legal.
i'm randall pinkston, in boston. >> reporter: i'm bigad shaban in chicago. president obama visited with supporters here in his hometown this morning and will also play a traditional game of basketball with friends. the president called campaign volunteers this morning thanking them for their hard work. >> karen, this is barack obama. >> reporter: and he encouraged everyone to vote. >> we feel confident we have the votes to win. >> reporter: vice president joe biden...